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entitlement level. For instance, a system entitled to the Update service level can be promoted to the
Management level, but this action cannot be reversed.
To change an individual entitlement, select the entitlement from the system’s pulldown menu and
click the
Update Entitlements
button on the bottom right-hand corner of the page. Click the name of
a system to see details about it. If no drop-down menu exists for your Update-level system, you may
need to purchase a Management entitlement. Do this through the
Buy Now
page under
Your RHN
.
Warning
Changing a system’s entitlement is an irreversible action. You may be unable to change the entitle-
ment levels of some systems. For more information, refer to the RHN entitlement policy linked from
the
System Entitlements
page.
In addition, you may Management entitle all newly registered systems at once by clicking the
Auto-
Entitle Newest Servers Now
link at the bottom of the page. To use this link, which appears only when
new, unentitled systems exist, first make sure you have enough Management entitlements available.
If you need to purchase additional entitlements, click the
Buy them now
link at the top of the page.
After auto-entitling, a message appears at the top of the
System Entitlements
page indicating the
number of systems successfully entitled to the Management service level.
4.4.6. Advanced Search
The
System Search
page allows you to search through your systems according to specific criteria.
These criteria include system details, hardware, devices, interface, networking, packages, and loca-
tion. The activity selections (Days Since Last Checkin, for instance) can be especially useful in finding
and removing outdated System Profiles. Type the keyword, select the criterion to search by, use the
radio buttons to identify whether you wish to query all systems or only those loaded in the
System
Set Manager
, and click the
Search
button. Yo may also select the
Invert Result
checkbox to reverse
your results list.
The results appear at the bottom of the page. For details about using the resulting system list, refer to
Section 4.4.2
Systems
.
4.4.7. Activation Keys
RHN Management customers can generate activation keys through the RHN website. These keys
can then be used to register the Red Hat Linux system, entitle the system to RHN Management,
and subscribe the system to specific channels and system groups through the command line utility
rhnreg_ks
. Refer to Section 2.5
Registering with Activation Keys
for instructions on use.
To generate an activation key:
1. Select
Systems
=>
Activation Keys
from the top and left navigation bars.
2. Click the
create new key
link at the top-left corner.
3. Provide the following information:
•
Description
— User-defined description to identify the generated activation key.
•
Usage Limit
— The number of times the key can be used to register a system before the
activation key is disabled. Leave blank for unlimited use.
•
Base Channel
— The primary channel for the key. Selecting nothing will enable you to select
from all child channels, although systems can be subscribed to only those that are applicable.
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